The death toll from last week’s tornado that tore through Oklahoma rose to 14 – three of whom were noted storm-chasers – as rescuers on Monday continued their search for survivors.
As of Monday morning, the official count from the tornado, the latest in a series of twisters to cross the state, stood at 14 dead, one more that had been previously counted, according to a statement from the state medical examiner’s office. The dead included five children and nine adults.
Authorities said that half a dozen people, mainly children, are believed to still be missing and the hope of finding them alive was fading.
This comes on the heels of the deadly storm that tore through the Moore, Okla., area on May 20, killing 24 people, including 10 children. That tornado carried winds in excess of 200 mph, making it a top-ranked storm, an EF5 as measured on the Enhanced Fujita scale.